Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-01
Death Of John A. Logan.

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator
Logan died at his home here few
minutes before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, surrounded by the mem
beers of his family and a great mum.
Der OF his political associates. His
death adds another name to the al
ready long mortality list ofcongress-
men and public men who have died
during the past two years. Although
the senator had been sick for some
time and his condition for the past
day or two was known to be critical
death was not looked for so soon.
Every body hoped that with his 70.
bust constitution he would be able
! to recover.
His case was regarded as hopeful
by his physicians up to Friday night,
but then it became apparent that be
was sinking rapidly. From that
time on rheumatic fever afflicted his
brain and brought on frequent per-
iods of stupor and Inconsistencies
Saturday his condition renamed un-
changed, but SO critical was his con
dition in the evening that DR.. Hamil.
ton, one of his attending physicians,
remained at his residence over night.
Early in the night he grew weaker,
and his entire family, together with
Gen. Beale and Congressman Symes
and Hall remained by his bedside all
night.
At intervals during the night the
senator was conscious and seemed to
rally. About midnight, during
conscious moment, his wife leaned
over him and spoke to him. He
murmured Mary" and this was the
last articulate utterance that passed
his lips, although he seemed to rec
ognize some of those about his bed
side as late as 5 o'clock in the morn
ing. He sank gradually and at three
minutes before o'clock in the after
noon he died without a struggle.
A bout two weeks ago Senator
Logan was first confined 70 his home
with rheumatism. and later on this
was followed by rheumatic fever, af-
fecting his brain. The fever made
terrible inroads upon the patient,
and early last week ne was so reduc
ed in flesh that his friends would
hardly have recognized him. His
suffering up to within day or TWO
was intense. Senator Logan com
planned of agonizing rheumatic pains
while he occupied his seat in the sen.
ate the first two or three days ofthis
session. His disease, which at first
was acute inhammatory rheumatism.
was not considered dangerous un il
rheumatic fever set in. Then his
pulse ran so high and the fever be
came so intense at times that he sank
into stupors.
Long before noon, Sunday, sena-
tors, congressman, and others, polit
ical associates and friends of the
senator, apprised by the morning pa
pers of his critical condition, began
to arrive at Calument place, to make
| inquiry about the condition Of their
friend, and by the hour of his death
probably five hundred friends had
come and gone, only to learn that
his case was hopeless. Senators
Sherman, Voorhees,, and q score or
more of congressman were among the
anxious inquirers. The news Of Gen
eral Logan's death, although occur
ing on the Sabbath, spread rapidly
by telephone and by word of mouth
over the city. To most people in
the city who supposed he was suffer
ing from an accute attack of infant
tory rheumatism, which his strong
constitution would easily withstand,
the announcement was startling
in fact, they would have been no less
shocked had they heard of his death
after an illness of an hour. Presi
dent Cleveland was informed Of the
Senator's death early in the evening,
but being in bed himself, a sufferer
from rheumatism, Mrs. Cleveland, in
behalf OF the president, at once wrote
and sent to Mrs. Logan a tender note
Of coincidence.
GENERAL LOGAN has had the mis-